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Acting Superintendent Charles L. Davis acknowledges the new executive order requiring the eight-hour law to be observed by contractors or other public workers. He points out that no money has been appropriated for maintenance or improvement in Sullys Hill National Park, and so no public work is being done there.
1906-10-08
Superintendent Charles M. Ziebach submits to Secretary of the Interior Garfield the annual report on Sullys Hill National Park for 1907. With funding for improvements, visitation could increase. Ziebach has submitted an estimate for the amount it would take to improve the park and hopes it will be received favorably.
1907-09-21
Superintendent Charles M. Ziebach submits his annual report on Sullys Hill National Park to Secretary of the Interior Garfield. No money has been appropriated for the park, so no improvements have been made. Visitors numbers are low and will remain so without any appropriations to allow for improvements.
1908-12-07
Superintendent Charles M. Ziebach provides an annual report on Sullys Hill National Park for Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. Given that no appropriations have been made to improve the park, conditions are the same as last year. With no money for improvements, very few visitors come to the park. Ziebach is requesting a $3,000 appropriation for repairs and improvements.
1909-08-17
Superintendent Charles M. Ziebach submits the annual report on Sullys Hill National Park to Secretary of the Interior Fisher. Because Congress did not appropriate any money to the park, conditions there have not changed. The roads are in very bad repair and money is needed to make improvements that will encourage people to come to the park. If an appropriation is not provided this year, Ziebach suggests that the land be turned into a forest reserve.
1911-11-14
Charles M. Ziebach, superintendent of Sully’s Hill National Park, responds to Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Lloyd M. Brett’s letter about a suggestion that beaver from Yellowstone be trapped and sent to other national parks. Ziebach believes that conditions at Sully’s Hill are conducive to beaver and would like to receive a few if Brett implements the suggestion.
1911-12-27
Charles M. Ziebach, superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, informs Secretary of the Interior Fisher that the environment in the park would be suitable for beaver. If the department decides to send beaver from Yellowstone National Park to other parks, he would like at least two pairs to be sent to Sully’s Hill.
1912-01-29
Charles M. Ziebach, acting superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, responds to Secretary of the Interior Fisher’s request for a report showing what roads have been constructed in the park by either the state of North Dakota or any county in the state. No road work has ever been done in the park.
1913-02-26
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Sweeney confirms receipt of the letter from Secretary of Agriculture Houston stating that officers of the Forest Service have been directed to continue maintaining the lands within the boundaries of the newly created Lassen Volcanic National Park until the Department of the Interior can assume their maintenance, and thanks him for the action taken in this matter. He hopes Congress will appropriate funds allowing the Department of the Interior to take control over the park before the present session adjourns.
1916-08-21
Secretary of Agriculture Houston has learned that the bill to create Lassen Volcanic National Park was approved by President Woodrow Wilson recently, and informs Secretary of the Interior Lane that he has directed the local officers of the Forest Service to continue to protect the area from fire or injury until such time as the officers of the Department of the Interior can take over the work.
1916-08-14
The notes contain General Young’s plan for a civil guard in Yellowstone National Park, including where they would be stationed, the pay they would receive, and the equipment they would need. An estimated total cost is $50,000 per year. Young thinks this would be a significant savings over the current military station, and would better serve the interests of the park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-11
The Oregonian states that Theodore Roosevelt is in favor of Representative John F. Lacey’s bill to transfer “the management and control of forest reserves from the Interior to the Agricultural Department, and to create and maintain game preserves in the public land states.” The article concludes that Roosevelt will soon announce the addition of land that will double the area of Yellowstone Park and extend the Teton forest reserves in Wyoming in order to protect big game animals that live there.
1902-04-04
Howard W. Baker describes Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation accomplishments and speaks in favor of the Mission 66 program.
Devils Tower National Monument
1958-08-09
Regional Director Merriam would like to discuss the program for eliminating non-federal land within Theodore Roosevelt National Park with Regional Director Molohon and the Bureau of Land Management. They are also interested in utilizing the Bureau of Land Management’s appraisal services.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-31
Map illustrating the proposed longhorn cattle pasture at Peaceful Valley Ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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An act from the North Dakota Legislative Assembly that will allow the exchange of state lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park for federal lands outside the park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-09